Burning Man: Where's the Fire
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A look at the annual 'Burning Man' arts festival, which takes place in the high desert wilderness of nortrhern Nevada. Running through Labor Day weekend, thousands of artists, performers, and other creative types converge for an entire week. The Fest culminates with the ceremonial burning of the Man
Film Details
Also Known As
Burning Man: Where's the Fire?
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Synopsis
A look at the annual 'Burning Man' arts festival, which takes place in the high desert wilderness of nortrhern Nevada. Running through Labor Day weekend, thousands of artists, performers, and other creative types converge for an entire week. The Fest culminates with the ceremonial burning of the Man, a 200-foot-high neon and wood figure, in anti-establishment rebellion.
Director
Fernando Velasquez
Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Burning Man: Where's the Fire?
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
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Miscellaneous Notes
The 'Burning Man' arts festival originated in 1990, and was held on the beach in San Francisco before moving to the Nevada desert in 1995. The documentary specifically follows a San Francisco band 'Beyond Race' as it prepares to head south for the festivities.
